Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. var. glabrum Vasey

Locations ofPaspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. var. glabrum Vasey in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. var. glabrum Vasey
Common Name
Hairy-seed Paspalum, Hairy-seed Crown-grass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn.
Comments
According to Flora of the Southeastern U.S. (Weakley et al. 2023), var. glabrum is the only eastern representative of the species while var. pubiflorum is restricted to the lower Midwest. FNA lumps the vars., but Cronquist, Fernald, Flora of Missouri, and others recognize them.
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, and ditches. Infrequent but widespread in the mountains and Piedmont; rare in the Coastal Plain; where found, it may form extensive colonies from creeping rootstocks.
Native Status
Native

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